SCOPE Maastricht is the official study association (in the legal form of a Dutch ''vereniging'') of the School of Business and Economics (commonly abbreviated as SBE) at

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, representing students and organizing social, academic and career-oriented activities and events. Since 2017 the study-specific associations SCOPE , 3MA (Marketing, Management, Organization), SCOPE , Economics (Economic Studies), and SCOPE , FOCUS (Finance, Accounting, Controlling) merged with the former umbrella association. Combined as SCOPE, the association operates on a non-profit basis. Revenue is generated through membership fees and sponsor contributions by local and multinational companies.

History

SCOPE Maastricht was created in 2011 as a merger from study associations EFM Academy and FAME Cooperation. Back then, FAME Cooperation used to be the umbrella organization for study associations at the School of Business and Economics, operating a bookstore inside the faculty building. Other study associations under FAME included: 3MA (later: SCOPE , 3MA), FS FOCUS (later: SCOPE , FOCUS), IES Network (later: SCOPE , Economics) and Vectum (changed to SCOPE , Vectum in 2011 and was changed back to Vectum in 2019, and back to Vectum again in 2020). EFM Academy was formed as a ''vereniging'' under Dutch law in 2002 in a merger of EFM Alfa and EFM Imperator, two study associations that focused on Dutch and international students of the faculty respectively. EFM Academy focused on all first and second-year bachelor students in the B.Sc. programs

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. Effectively, most students became member of EFM Academy in the beginning of their studies and stayed in the association for two or three semesters, before their membership was transferred to a study association specialized on their major or study track.

References

External links

Official SCOPE Maastricht website

Official School of Business and Economics (SBE) website

Official Maastricht University website
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